Mr. Speaker. I rise to honor the late Chiune Sugihara of Japan. credited with saving the lives of thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Poland in 1940. Chiune Sugihara died an unsung hero in 1986. but recently his story has been brought to international distinction as the "Japanese Schindler." This quiet man of courage is now being honored after 55 years in a series of events worldwide. including todays gala tribute in New York City by the Holocaust Oral History project. Chiune Sugihara was assigned to Kaunas. Lithuania in 1939. as the Consul General where the Japanese Government assigned him to report on Soviet actions and German war intentions.
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